# Incident 19890122010139I: Boeing 707323B, Salt Lake City, UT, January 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1989, 08:51 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCTA
- Location: 40.8090° N, 111.9408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8090&lon=-111.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712PC-1996-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-323B (registry code 138366C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707323B
- People aboard: 194
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 3,020 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89IA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890122010139I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVERCONTROLLED AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN TO RUNWAY CENTERLINE. SCRAPED NR1 ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89IA067), Jan 22, 1989: Boeing 707-323B (N712PC), Salt Lake City, UT, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR SAFE MANEUVERING, RESULTING IN THE NO. 1 ENGINE STRIKING THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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